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South Eastern Australia battling bushfires
Earth Observation
While areas of Queensland are currently struggling with the worst floods in decades, south-eastern Australia is now faced with more than 60 bushfires.   One of the larger fires, currently burning in…
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Eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula
Earth Observation
After several weeks of precursor signals, a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland began on the night of 18-19 November. The eruption occurred about 5km from Grindavik, a town whose…
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Alvaro, the first cyclone of 2024
Earth Observation
The first cyclone of 2024, named Alvaro, made landfall near Morombe in Madagascar on 1 January, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. According to the latest forecasts from Meteo France, the storm is…
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Anomalous towering waves hit California’s coast
Earth Observation
In late December 2023, a series of powerful storms in the Pacific Ocean caused massive waves, flooding and evacuation orders in coastal areas of Northern and Central California. The Ventura County…
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Heavy floods in Germany
Earth Observation
Heavy floods are ongoing in Germany. Thousands of first responders are working tirelessly to tackle the aftermath of the heavy rainfall, which has particularly affected the northern states of Lower…
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Severe drought persists in Sicilia
Earth Observation
Despite the onset of the rainy season, Sicilia (Italy) continues to be affected by a severe drought. The prolonged heatwave intensified the drought, leading to bare soil becoming visible in many…
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Severe floods hit Northern France
Earth Observation
At the beginning of January 2024, heavy rainfall caused rivers to overflow and flood areas of northern France. This has affected around 1,300 homes, while almost 400 people have been evacuated.…
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Unusual weather in Europe
Earth Observation
In the past few days, several weather phenomena have been occurring in Europe. While record low temperatures have been recorded in Scandinavia, heavy rain has been affecting France and Germany, and…
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The Bothnian Bay, frozen earlier than usual
Earth Observation
The formation of sea ice in the Baltic Sea has been favoured by the cold temperatures recorded in Scandinavia at the beginning of 2024. The ice cover is the most extensive since 2011 and about 4…
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Monthly surface air temperature anomalies in 2023
Earth Observation
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has just released its annual climate summary for 2023, which highlights high variability across Europe and extreme weather events. These data…
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Monthly sea surface temperature anomalies in 2023
Earth Observation
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has just released its annual climate summary for 2023, which highlights that 2023 has replaced 2016 as the warmest calendar year on record. Based on C3S…
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Monthly Antarctic Sea Ice in 2023
Earth Observation
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has just released its annual climate summary for 2023.These data visualisations, based on CS3 and the EUMETSAT’s Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application…
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Santa Cruz del Islote
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The San Bernardo Archipelago, visible in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 6 January 2024, is located in the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of Colombia. …
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Cyclone Belal hits La Reunion and Mauritius
Earth Observation
On 15 January 2024, Cyclone Belal hit Mauritius and the French island of La Réunion, bringing torrential rain and strong winds to the region. At least one casualty has been reported in La Réunion,…
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The Sau Reservoir at worrisome water levels
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The Sau Reservoir, (or Pantà De Sau) is located in Cataluña, Spain, and serves as a water source for numerous villages and towns in the area, including Barcelona. The reservoir was created by…
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Heavy snowfall disrupts travel in part of Europe
Earth Observation
Large parts of central and northern Europe are under snow and below-average temperatures. On 17 January, the Oslo airport had to cancel flights, and train services were suspended in parts of Norway…

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